Cannons Creek Independent Primary School wears Funky Socks and collects Odd ones
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On 12 September 2025, Cannons Creek Independent Primary School swapped their normal white school socks for FUNKY SOCKS! The school raised over R2000 towards this national fundraising initiative that supports four incredible organisations: Breadline Africa, CHOC – Childhood Cancer Foundation, Rally to Read, and Matla a Bana – to empower vulnerable children, support young Cancer patients, promote literacy, and uplift early childhood infrastructure. The school also held its own fundraiser through the sale of socks, where the proceeds will go towards the purchasing of items for Hatch bags. Hatch is a Cape Town-based non-profit start-up that provides newborn ‘starter-packs’ (filled with around 15 newborn essentials) to new mothers in underprivileged communities.
Cannons Creek stepped up further for a good cause and collected over 540 odd socks (ie. 270 pairs). In partnership with The ODD SOCKS Project, these odd socks were matched up by the school’s Outreach Team and then handed over to be redistributed to homeless shelters and people in need.
Grade 4 pupils Rebekah Lambrechts and Raaqib Bardien showing off their ‘egg-cellent’ socks.
Grade 4 pupils with their teacher Mrs Lisa Gopal – Viggo Sorensen, Ethan Abrahamse, Shaughan Gay, Wyatt Hector, and Maariya Desai.
There’s nothing better than a cup of tea and warm socks – Mrs Anneline Luke, Mrs Nicky du Plooy, and Mrs Terri Theys enjoying a break in the staff room.
. Grade 1 pupils making a difference one funky sock at a time – Cyra Emmanuel, Ebrahiem Joseph, Athena-Jane Bedien-Kasolo, Taaliah Camroodien, Blaine Alston, and Ava Nivison.
These socks might be crazy, but the cause is serious! Grade 6 pupils showing their support – Katherine Du Plessis, Zara Madaramoothoo, Iris Bowker, Claire Williams, Olivia Shadwell, and Rachel Hart.
Grade 5 pupils Ronan Potgieter and Micah Pieterse showing that Life is too short for boring socks.
Grade 5 pupils rocking their socks for charity – Emily Gardiner-Atkinson, Ronald Clarke, Clarice Broadley, Sakina Omar, and Yash Desai.
The Primary School Outreach team sorting through the 540 odd socks, before pairing them up.
Outreach team proudly displaying some of the odd socks they paired up, to be handed to The ODD SOCKS Project – Ethan Abrahamse, Milani Maxwele, Xia Walker, Katie Roets, Amy Hoflinger, Scarlett Kooyman, Kaboentle Mathe, and Sophie Schaal.
